Cybersecurity played a noticeable role in international events in 2017, influencing peace and security. The expansion of international cooperation and new laws corresponding to the level of complexity of modern ICTs may turn out to be one of the most important solutions to the problems of cybersecurity in 2018.

The Ministry of Communications has developed the procedure for the installation and operation of means of "searching for signs of computer attacks in power networks used to organize the interaction of KII facilities." The Ministry of Communications and Mass Communications posted for public discussion the draft order “On approval of the procedure, technical conditions for the installation and operation of funds intended to search for signs of computer attacks in power supply networks used to

Russian President Vladimir Putin asked the Prosecutor General to analyze the practice of applying Article 138.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation in relation to individuals. Putin ordered that the law be reviewed by March 15 next year after a criminal case over a GPS tracker for a cow.

The UK Parliament threatened to sanction both social networks if they did not provide detailed information about how Russia, with their help, could interfere in the referendum on leaving the EU. American social networks Facebook and Twitter may be subject to sanctions if they continue to ignore requests from the British Parliament regarding Russian interference in the referendum on the United Kingdom's exit from the EU.